7mm Stroudley Park

[Yorkshire Dave]

For mortar I use MiG weathering powders, usually sand or concrete and black. The black is to vary the mortar colour depending upon the building.

Here I mixed up some of the concrete weathering powder with water, painted it on and when fully dry I wiped it off with piece of dry and /or damp kitchen towel. This has left the mortar in place and some dust on the bricks which helped tone it down.

 

[simond]

I use ready-mixed interior filler, slightly watered down and as Dave, wipe on, wipe off. I don’t wait for it to fully dry however. It dulls & matts the bricks too.

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

For mortar I use MiG weathering powders, usually sand or concrete and black. The black is to vary the mortar colour depending upon the building.

Here I mixed up some of the concrete weathering powder with water, painted it on and when fully dry I wiped it off with piece of dry and /or damp kitchen towel. This has left the mortar in place and some dust on the bricks which helped tone it down.

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Thank you for sharing Dave, a picture is worth 1000 words. I like the result very much. Have you sealed the weathering powder?

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

I use ready-mixed interior filler, slightly watered down and as Dave, wipe on, wipe off. I don’t wait for it to fully dry however. It dulls & matts the bricks too.

Thank you Simon. In principle your method sounds great, is white to harsh or do you tint the the filler? Again, do you need to seal the mortar?

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

For buildings I don't usually seal weathering powders as one in situ they are rarely handled. And when handled some of the powder may come off but this adds to the overall patina.

 

[pricei]

Thank you Simon. In principle your method sounds great, is white to harsh or do you tint the the filler? Again, do you need to seal the mortar?

I also use Simon's method (Polyfilla One Fill in my case) and wipe it off with kitchen towel before it dries. It is white in colour but, certainly on 7mm laser-cut kits with thin mortar lines, it doesn't look too stark.
Ian

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

I also use Simon's method (Polyfilla One Fill in my case) and wipe it off with kitchen towel before it dries. It is white in colour but, certainly on 7mm laser-cut kits with thin mortar lines, it doesn't look too stark.
Ian

Hello Ian,
Thanks for sharing. That’s also very nice. Very pleased with these suggestions.
Regards,
Ian

 

[simond]

Ian,

there are lots of photos on my workbench thread, have a look here, but there are loads more as teh shed forms the backdrop for 90% of my model photos

SimonD’s workbench

Here we have the first go at r/c with the Deltang kit. It seems to work very well, but the battery I purchased is too big to fit in the loco! More details in the r/c thread Radio Control Atb Simon

www.westernthunder.co.uk

hth
Simon

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

Ian,

there are lots of photos on my workbench thread, have a look here, but there are loads more as teh shed forms the backdrop for 90% of my model photos

SimonD’s workbench

Here we have the first go at r/c with the Deltang kit. It seems to work very well, but the battery I purchased is too big to fit in the loco! More details in the r/c thread Radio Control Atb Simon

www.westernthunder.co.uk

hth
Simon

Thank you Simon, that’s one massive project superbly portrayed. I shall never complain about the size of Stroudley Park again!
Progress has been made this afternoon. It’s so darn hot in east Anglia. My wife Roz was indoors happily painting in watercolours. I went upstairs to my railway room and lo and behold, I found an unopened tin of Humbrol 28. That’s all the encouragement I needed. An afternoon painting for me too. The bonus for me is the factory fits in colour-wise with the rest of the layout and matches the chimney.
Once all the paintwork is throughly dry, I shall tidy up the brickwork with a fibreglass brush to remove any offensive mortar colour extraneous marks.
This is how the factory looks now. Windows next then it’s on with the dairy.


Regards,
Ian

 

[simond]

Ian, thanks for the kind comments!

I’ve been following & enjoying your project for a while, your engineering works is a pretty substantial project!

cheers
Simon

 

[James]

My wife's used Dave's method with great results!

Weighbridge office from a Monk Gate Models' under construction by Kerry. The mortar uses the method I've seen @Yorkshire Dave describe using a paste made from weathering powder and water. Works beautifully!

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[SouthernFan Ian]

My wife's used Dave's method with great results!



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What more could you want? Clean, tidy and full of character. Lovely.

 

[James]

What more could you want? Clean, tidy and full of character. Lovely.

Do you mean my wife or the building?!

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

Hello James, I was referring to the building but I suspect you may say both.

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

The recent spell of baking hot weather has forced me to stay indoors. The result is more profess on the factory and dairy.
The prospect of fitting all the factory windows was quite daunting but in reality it went quickly and smoothly. Other than fitting backing to the windows, the factory is very much done which allowed me to move on to planning the dairy.
A card mock up was made to ensure all was well visually. The process included much measuring to ensure the roof fitted comfortably over the tracks and in front of the factory.
Here’s the result of my endeavours




It’s coming together.
Regards,
Ian

 

[James]

Ian that looks lovely

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

Ian that looks lovely

Thank you James. Much appreciated.
Regards,
Ian

 

[40057]

The factory looks great. Possibly a daft question, but if the fiddle yard is inside, how do you operate it?

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

The factory looks great. Possibly a daft question, but if the fiddle yard is inside, how do you operate it?

When at home, the fiddle yard board cannot be used with the two other base boards as my railway room is too small to erect three boards but can just accept two boards.
The station board and the loco yard board can be erected in my room and can be used to a limited extent to allow some shunting and loco testing.
If Stroudley Park is exhibited, the fiddle yard will be operated from the rear of the layout. It is envisaged a cassette system will be used.
I hope I have explained the situation to your satisfaction.
Here’s a pic of the layout at home as described.

Regards,
Ian

 

[SouthernFan Ian]

Progress is being made on the dairy project. Most of the construction has been made using birch faced ply of varying thicknesses. It was something of a learning curve as the dairy roof and building required some careful cutting. However, all is well and I am pleased with the snails pace progress so far. The overall roof has been glazed with PETG, a product new to me but I am sold on it. It’s easy to work with and versatile.
Did anyone notice the subtle CWS on the dairy building? It’s taking a while to complete this project, far longer than I envisioned, nevertheless, it has been very enjoyable (mostly) so far. Looking forward to ‘knocking back’ the vibrancy on the brick wall by creating the mortar lines as per the small water tower.